Rep. Kathleen Willis

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Restaurant Meals Program to permit individuals who are elderly, persons with a disability, and homeless individuals to redeem their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits at private establishments that contract with the Department to offer meals for eligible SNAP recipients at concessional prices. Requires the Restaurant Meals Program to be operational no later than January 1, 2020. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Effective immediately.

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Children and Young Adult Mental Health Crisis Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to restructure the Family Support Program (Program) to: (i) enable early treatment of a child or young adult with serious mental health needs; (ii) align the program with system of care principles; and (iii) include both community-based and residential treatment services. Contains provisions on the new hallmarks of the Program; federal Medicaid matching dollars; an In-Home Therapy Pilot Program; and other matters. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance, or managed care plan, that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after June 30, 2020 to provide coverage for: (i) coordinated specialty care for first episode psychosis treatment and (ii) assertive community treatment and community support team treatment. Contains provisions concerning mental health professionals; service payments; and other matters. Makes conforming changes to other Acts. Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to allow outpatient substance use treatment providers to keep a substance use treatment case open for 90 days when a person has not received a treatment service during such period. Amends the Adoption Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish and maintain a toll-free number to respond to requests from the public about its post-placement and post-adoption support services; and to review and update its Post Adoption and Guardianship Services booklet. Requires the Department and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to coordinate in the development of specified resources. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that any written review or findings of the Board staff set forth in the State Board Staff Report concerning an application for a permit must be made available to the public and the applicant (currently, only the public) at least 14 calendar days before the meeting of the State Board at which the review or findings are considered. Provides that members of the public and the applicant (currently, only members of the public) shall have until 10 days before the meeting of the State Board to submit any written response concerning the Board staff's written review or findings. Provides that the State Board shall, among other powers and duties, elect a Vice Chairman to preside over State Board meetings and otherwise act in place of the Chairman when the Chairman is unavailable. Provides that State Board staff shall, among other powers and duties, issue advisory opinions upon request. Provides that staff advisory opinions do not constitute determinations by the State Board. Provides that determinations by the State Board are made through the declaratory ruling process. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 3960/8.5 20 ILCS 3960/8.7 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Removes discontinuation of a health care facility from the list of projects eligible for exemption rather than a permit. Provides that the Health Facilities and Services Review Board may accept an application for an exemption for the discontinuation of a category of service at a health care facility only once in a 6-month period following (1) the previous application for exemption at the same health care facility or (2) the final decision of the Board regarding the discontinuation of a category service at the same health care facility, whichever occurs later. Provides that a discontinuation of a category of service shall otherwise require an application for a permit if an application for an exemption has already been accepted within the 6-month period. Provides that the Board shall provide by rule for an expedited process for obtaining an exemption for a change of ownership among related persons (rather than any change of ownership). Adds a Section concerning applications for permit for discontinuation of a health care facility or category of service. Provides that upon a finding that an application to close a health care facility or discontinue a category of service is complete, the Board shall publish a legal notice on 3 consecutive days in a newspaper of general circulation in the area or community to be affected and afford the public an opportunity to request a hearing. Provides further specified public notice requirements. Provides that no later than 30 days after issuance of a permit to close a health care facility or discontinue a category of service, the permit holder shall give written notice of the closure or discontinuation to the State Senator and State Representative serving the legislative district in which the health care facility is located. Provides that if there is a pending lawsuit that challenges an application to discontinue a health care facility that either names the Board as a party or alleges fraud in the filings of the application, the Board may defer action on the application for up to 6 months from the date of the initial deferral of the application. Adds a Section concerning certificates of exemption for change of ownership of a health care facility, and makes changes concerning notice and the closure of a health care facility or the discontinuation of a category of service at a health care facility. Provides that specified changes shall apply to all applications submitted after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 50 ILCS 50/1 Adds reference to: 425 ILCS 25/3 new 425 ILCS 25/6 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 6 425 ILCS 25/6.1 425 ILCS 25/7 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 7 425 ILCS 25/8 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 8 425 ILCS 25/8a new 425 ILCS 25/9 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 9 425 ILCS 25/9a from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 10 425 ILCS 25/9b from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 11 425 ILCS 25/9e from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 14 425 ILCS 25/9f 425 ILCS 25/9g new 425 ILCS 25/12 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 16 425 ILCS 25/13 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17 425 ILCS 25/13.1 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1 425 ILCS 25/10 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Replaces "the Office of the State Fire Marshal" with "the Office". Provides Section headings. Makes formatting changes. Refers to specified rules adopted by the Office as "fire prevention and life safety rules". Provides that the Office shall identify dangerous conditions or fire hazards and notify the owner, occupant, or other person interested in the premises. Provides that if no corrective action is taken by the owner, occupant, or other person interested in a premises to remove or remedy dangerous conditions or fire hazards within a reasonable time, as determined by the Office or the local authority having jurisdiction, an order shall be served upon the owner, occupant, or other person interested in the premises directing that the dangerous condition be removed or remedied immediately. Provides service and procedural requirements regarding the owner, occupant, or person interested in the premises. Provides that the Act's provisions regarding enforcement, service, and procedural requirements are not applicable within the geographical boundaries of home rule units that have adopted fire prevention and life safety standards by local ordinance, except with respect to State-owned buildings or State licensed facilities. Provides that the Act's provisions are severable. Makes other changes.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that until the consent of the adult's guardian has been obtained, counseling or psychotherapy provided to an adult under guardianship shall be limited to not more than 12 (rather than 5) sessions, a session lasting not more than 60 (rather than 45) minutes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a homestead exemption in the amount of a reduction of $5,000 from the equalized assessed value of property of police officers and firefighters with duty-related disabilities. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/15-169.1 new Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-107 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund. Provides that moneys in the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund shall be used to pay rebates to residential property taxpayers in the State. Provides that the Fund may accept moneys from any lawful source. Provides that the State Comptroller shall calculate a property tax rebate amount for the applicable property tax year by dividing the total amount appropriated from the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund by the total number of homestead exemptions granted for homestead property in the State. Provides that the property tax bills of non-delinquent taxpayers who received a general homestead exemption under the Property Tax Code shall be reduced by the property tax rebate amount. Effective immediately.

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that all proposals to award contracts involving amounts in excess of $20,000 shall be published at least 10 days in advance of the date announced for the receiving of bids, in a secular English language newspaper (rather than a secular English language daily newspaper) of general circulation throughout the district. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 705/16.09 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 37.09 Provides that notice of the time and place of every eligibility examination shall be given by the board by a publication at least two weeks preceding the examination in a newspaper of general circulation within the fire protection district (rather than published in one or more newspapers published in the district, or, if no newspaper is published in the district, then in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the district). Provides that a district that has a website that the full-time staff of the district maintains shall post notice on its website of all proposals to award contracts in excess of $20,000.

Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that a person is not eligible to be elected or serve as library trustee: unless he or she is a qualified elector of the local jurisdiction and has resided in it for at least one year at the time he or she files nomination papers or a declaration of intent to become a write-in candidate or is presented for appointment; or who, at the time of his or her appointment or filing of nomination papers or a declaration of intent to become a write-in candidate, is in arrears in the payment of property tax due to the library or has been convicted in any court in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony. Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991 making conforming changes to the wording of the trustee eligibility requirements. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 In the provisions adding eligibility requirements to be a library trustee in the Illinois Local Library Act, excludes: (1) nominees or trustees of the Chicago Public Library; and (2) library trustees currently serving on the effective date of the amendatory Act until the library trustee files nomination papers or a declaration of intent to become a write-in candidate or is presented for reappointment. In provisions regarding nomination of candidates in the Public Library District Act of 1991, provides that a person is not eligible to become a candidate for (rather than be elected) under specified circumstances. Provides that a person must be continuously reside in the library district at least one year preceding the day he or she executes a statement of candidacy (rather than has resided in the library district at least one year at the time he or she files nomination papers). Provides that a person is not eligible to serve who, at the time of his or her execution of a statement of candidacy (rather than filing of nomination papers), is in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the library district or has been convicted of specified crimes. Removes language regarding applicability of changes to nomination of candidates made in the 100th General Assembly.

Urges Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education to withdraw the proposed rule and instead pursue policies that reflect the concerns raised by law enforcement, create a safe environment for victims to report instances, aggressively address the problem of campus sexual assault and harassment, and broadly address all instances of sexual harassment affecting college students.

Amends the Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009. Creates the College Student Credit Card Marketing and Debt Task Force. Provides legislative findings. Provides for the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall provide technical and administrative support and any other necessary assistance to the Task Force and shall be responsible for administering its operations and ensuring that the requirements of the provisions are met. Provides that the Task Force shall conduct a study on student credit card debt; specifies study requirements. Provides that the Task Force shall report the findings of the study conducted and any recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 14, 2019, at which time the Task Force shall be dissolved. Repeals these provisions on November 1, 2020. Effective immediately.